Just started Clonazepam, Ativan & Seroquel

[polysubabuse0811]

Fast history: 20yrs, medium build/muscular/185lb
•Depression x 4 years; started Cipralex year ago, stopped, restarted 6 months ago continues to help me to this day no side effects I love it. Started seroquel on advice of my addiction specialist dr to get my sefpingpattern good and rid insomnia. 12 hour version taken 1 hour before bed. The rest I'll lay out to xconseve time
•Clonazepam 0.5mg (1-2tabs/once/twice/perday)
•Ativan 0.5mg (2 tabs, used as needed
•Suboxone 8mg/one daily. Used to stay off prior opiate addiction: oxy, dilaudid, T3s, Percs, even T1s(reppin the GWN OTC 8mg codeine)
•Cipralex 40mg mentioned
•Nicotine went from 2 packs a day- tapered to 10 smokes a day right now
Vyvanse (minor ADHD) and helped get off cocaine abuse made me feel focused and energetic
Benzos brought in past 48 hours due to cold turkey of marijuana 5 years multiple times daily use
FEW QUESTIONS PLEASE:
1. How should I dose clonazepam 4x (0.5mg tabs) dr sorta says 2 every 12 but opinions on how you guys may advise?
2. Seroquel helps sleep so much better than zopiclone and even benzos for sleep, I only use 100mg day max but supposed to 50mg at night. It seems to potentials nenzos and suboxone anybody else experience ?
3. How should the right dose feel? I have VERy bad anxiety for everything and anything and huge depression. Should I feel dizzy like do sometimes slur words, stumble?
4. I am thinking if Docs try my opinions (they have) to cut down to 5mg suboxone (-3mg) and add in more benzo? I think I need to be on benzos not want I'm anxiety filled person - billions thoughts/min, paranoia, social anxiety. What would recommended if accepted? I'd say 2mg ativan (1-2xday)? Maybe ?

 

[MoreFeens4Morphine]

If taking two clonazepam at one time doesn't make you too lethargic then just do that instead of dosing 4 times daily. Klonopin has a very long half-life and is able to help anxiety for 8-12 hours. If you feel you only need one then just take one. Don't take more than you have to.

Seroquel probably potentiates benzos and suboxone because in my opinion that shit makes you a fucking zombie. I've never been on it, but I know of people who hve been before and after they were prescribed seroquel. They weren't the same.

The correct dose to alleviate anxiety should not have you high. You should be able to function. Worst case scenario you experience some minor fatigue, maybe an initial dizziness that will dissipate.

They don't make 5mg suboxone tablets. Your next option would be 4mg. I wouldn't recommend asking for more benzos.

Hope this helped, stay safe and welcome to BL.
-MF4M

 

[BenzoBen]

You can take clonazepam and Ativan together, at 1mg doses just fine. The clonazepam will work for 12 hours, and the Ativan is a very quick acting and strong benzo, but lasts about 4-6 hours in the system. After that, the clonazepam will hold you over.

 

[the red shark]

Strange combo lorazepam and clonazepam. Both are anxylotic benzos, but lorazepam (Ativan) also has hypnotic properties ideal of ppl with both anxiety and insomnia. Firstly fuck 4x0.5 mg, just get prescribed 1x2mg take 1 in the morning for your anxiety (similar strength as Xanax mg for mg clonaz is just more subtle and has a 25hour half life so ou can dose just once daily put it to the doctor as better on the liver would prefer one tablet to for.if you have Seroquel to sleep, you probably don't need the Ativan to be honest, but if it's been thrown in the mix, take it. Half life of 10-12 hours depending how bad your anxiety is, take an Ativan with the clonaz in the morning and 1 with the Quel at night. IMO alternate between 1x2mg clonaz (or cos I'm sure your doc has you on that dose for a reason, bomb 4x0.5 clonazepam in the morning, Quel at night save the Ativan for a rainy day... Then alternate take a van in the morning and then again with your Quel. I know there is cross tolerance with Benzosx but IME anyway, that by rotating what I'm prescribed keeps the tolerance
-BenzoBen: google benzo world health organisation1999, has a list on benzos and their half life. Ativan is 10-12hr

 

[jeeves]

1. Follow your doctors advice as far as the timing goes that seems right taking into account the drug's half-lifer, maybe try a slightly higher dose, that is fairly low.
2. Seroquel would definitely potentiate the sedating effect of opiates and benzos. But I'd imagine it would diminish the euphoria brought on by the opiates because of it's inhibitory effects on dopamine.
3. Is this question in regards to the seroquel? If so, the right dose for sleep should simply be sedating at night but have limited residual effects the next day. There is limited evidence that Seroquel is effective in treating anxiety, I would recommend against taking it during the day.
4. The Ativan would be a safe bet for a daily benzo, I'd rarely suggest anyone using a benzo daily for extend period of time. Because of rebound anxiety.